Planter



J. BLUE.

PLANTER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11, mm.

1,374,632. Patented Apr. 12, 1921..

NORRIS PETERS NIL. L|TH.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

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JOHN BLUE. 0]? LAURINIB'URG, NORTH. CAROLINA.

PLANTER.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN BLUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Laurinburg, in the county of Scotland and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Planter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to planters and is primarily designed as an improvement upon the device disclosed in Patent 1,095,621 issued to me on May 5th, 1914.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a coverer of novel form combined with the furrow opener and which is adjustably mounted so as to bear with the desired pressure upon the surface of the soil, said coverer being so mounted as to ride over unyielding obstructions without lifting the ma chine and possibly causing injury to some of its parts. 7

A still further object is to provide a smoother which will operate efliciently in advance of the opener and which will not accumulate dirt and interfere with the action of the opener, as is the case, for example, where a flat bottom smoother such as shown in my patent mentioned, is employed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a view partly in sideelevation and partly in section of a portion of a planter having the present improvements combined therewith.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the structure shown inFig. l.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the head of the planter.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the 'rearwardly diverging side members of the frame of the planter to the front ends of which is bolted a head 2 having a rearwardly extending shown.

covers a recess 4: formed therein. A bolt 5 used'for fastening the'plate 3 to'the head Specification of Letters Patent. Pat gntgd -A 12 1921 Application filed October 11,1918 Serial No. 257,724. A A

also serves as a'pivotal connection be tween the head and a draw'bar 6 which is adapted to swing laterally within-the recess and extends forwardly therebeyond. Smoothing wings 7 are formed integral with the head and diverge rearwardly therefrom and the front portions of the side members 1 are extended along and secured to the back faces of the wings and across the rear end of the recess 1. A furrow opening shoe 8 extends -rearwardly from the apex of the angle formed by the wings 7 and is wedge shaped in cross section, the lower edge of the shoe being below the plane of the lower edges of the wings and having its forward portion curved upwardly, as shown at 9. An ear 10 projects upwardly from the rear portion of the shoe and a longitudinal channel 11 .is formed in the bottomof the shoe and receives an angularly adjustable wear block 12. An arcuate longitudinally slotted tongue 13 extends from the rear end of the block and is adjustably connected to the ear 10, as

Angular arms 14 are formed integral with the sides of the rear portion of the shoe 8 and with the upper rear portions. of the wings 7 and depending from these arms are ears 15.,

Pivotally mounted on each of the ears l5 is a covering blade 16,the two blades being oppositely disposed and bowed so as to converge rearwardly and at oppositesides of the shoe. The blades also converge forwardly and are pivotally connected, at their forward ends, to the lower end of an adjusting bolt 17 which is slidably mounted in the I rearwardly extending portion of the plate 3. A spring 18 is mounted on this bolt and bears downwardly upon the plate 3 and upwardly against a nut engaging the'bolt.v

Thus the spring serves to press the rear ends of the covering blades yieldingly against the soil and the degree of pressure can be regulated by the nut on the bolt 17;

Bars'27 having handles 28 at their upper ends, are connected at their lower ends to the sides 1 of the main frame and a brace yoke 29 connects these barsto each other and to the rear portions of the sides 1.

By providing smoothing wings? there is no danger of loose soil piling up on any portion of the planter and covering the shoe 8, which is an objection where a fiat smoothing plate is used as in my patent mentioned.

What is claimed is 1. In a cotton planter a recessed head, rearwardly diverging smoothing wings integral with the head, a shoe integral with the head and spaced "from the wings, and a draw bar pivotally mounted in the recess in the head.

2. In a planter a recessed head, smoothing wings diverging therefrom, a shoe integral with the head and spaced from the wings, arms connecting the rear portion of the shoe with the upper rear portions of the wings, covering blades pivotally connected to the arms, and yielding means carried by the head for pressing the blades against the soil.

3. In a planter a recessed head, a cover plate secured thereon, a draw bar extending into the recess, rearwardly diverging smoothing wings integral with the head, a shoe integral with the head and between and spaced from the wings, connections between the rear portions of the Wings and shoe, covering blades pivotally connected to said connections, a member pivotally connected to said blades and slidable in the cover plate, a spring engaging said member for pressing the blades yieldingly against the soil, and means for varying the tension of the spring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BLUE. Witnesses:

J. G. MYERS,

W. H. COOPER. 

